European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 06, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Sunday november 6,1994 police accuse wife in cyanide death Columbus Ohio a a woman married for less than a year killed her husband by slipping cyanide into his Orange juice and tried to make it look like a suicide police said. Michelle Barrett 26, pleaded innocent thursday to murder and was released on $ll,000bail. She is accused of serving her 29-year old husband Kirk a Glass of juice laced with potassium cyanide sept. 25. He died moments later. / Barrett had told police her husband committed suicide and a note was found on the dining room table. Its contents were not disclosed she was arrested wednesday. Police said the motive was under investigation. -.-.  couple had wed nine months ago. In the stars and stripes 10 year Sago nov. 6,1984 president Reagan was on the verge of an apparently easy re election Victory according to most polls despite a late surge by democratic candidate Walter Mondale. 20 years ago nov. 6,1974 defense Secre tary James Schlesinger denied a re port that the United states was dangerously stripping the nation of military hardware in order to ship itto Israel. 30 years ago nov. 6,1964 president John son emerged from his election Victory in a better position to command action on his legislative program than any chief executive since the the new Deal Era of president j Roosevelt. 40 years ago nov. 6,1954 the United state told the United nations that it was ready to Start talks with other nations on providing nuclear materials for research As part of a program to share nuclear know How for peace. 50 years ago nov. 6,1944 in a nonstop weekend Blitz nearly 5,000 Allied heavy bombers hammered targets in 14 cities in Germany As Well As Austria and Yugoslavia reports said. I world War ii 50 years ago today Nous Canadian troops capture the German Garrison at Middelburg the biggest town on Wate Heren Island at the Entrance to the shipping Lane to the key belgian port of Antwerp. On the Eastern end of the italian front polish forces take Monte Chiodo Monte Pratelli and Monte Testa. In Burma nationalist chinese soldiers Cross the Irrawaddy River and drive the japanese out of shwe Gugale. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii. Bison books corp., 1981 a tougher penalties backed in West Point groping Case by the new York times rep. Patricia Schroeder d-colo., has criticized As too lenient the punishment of three cadets at the United states Mili tary Academy who had groped female Ca dets at a Pep rally. The Academy at West Point n.y., announced Friday that the three football players have been suspended from the team for the rest of the season for their actions at an october Pep rally. In addition to the suspension the three cadets were restricted to Academy grounds for 90 Days and Given 80 hours of marching discipline charges were dropped against four other players who were implicated in the incident because of insufficient evidence West Point officials said. Obviously i think that they should have done much More to the football players at West Point said Schroeder a member of the House armed services committee. That is a violation of the code of con duct. It always seems we keep sending this message that if it happens to women it s not As serious As if it happens to any one else. I would Hope that they the Academy would review what they have done and i think that they really should put Down a heavier penalty because otherwise it looks. Like it was treated As a prank and not As a serious violation of the code of conduct she said. In addition a Pentagon official who requested anonymity said More players must have been involved Given the Large number of cadets who came Forward with complaints. He said that the three sus Pended cadets Are being referred to As octopus arms by Many of their Peers at the Academy who feel that the Trio is being punished for what at least is commander Donald my Moriale left and Crew members Ellen Ochoa Center and Jean Francois Cleroy take turns checking out the sights from the flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis on Friday. Shuttle Monitor scrutinized space Center Houston a ground controllers struggled wit a Balky Ozone Monitor aboard space shuttle Atlantis on saturday while six other shuttle instruments scanned Earth s atmosphere and incoming solar Energy. The Ozone Monitor problem cropped up Friday when a data link was lost be tween the German built instrument and controllers in Huntsville Ala. The National aeronautics and space administration said the glitch had not been figured out by Early sat urday but a faulty computer Chi within the instrument was suspected. The Monitor designed to measure Ozone and other particles from 12miles to 60 Miles High was turned off while scientists studied whether i could be repaired. Officials said that other shuttle instruments were performing Well including a second Ozone Monitor a de vice tracking More than 30atmospheric gases and four devices measuring sunlight. A $35 million German satellite re leased by the Atlantis Crew Friday also continued its work infrared Tele Scopes on the 7,500-Pourid satellite Are gauging up to 14 gases and their chemical reactions Between seven Miles and 70 Miles High. Others must have done. It col. Don Mcgrath the Academy Schief spokesman defended the facade my s inquiry and said it was conducted in such a Way that it would be Able to with stand the scrutiny of  for instance he said officials at the Academy had notified the Pentagon and congressional oversight authorities about the episode and requested on the scene oversight by specialists from the inspector general s office. This was not treated As a prank but As a serious incident Mcgrath said. He also said that High ranking officers including it. Gen. Howard d. Graves superintendent of the Academy chose not to seek expulsion after Cadet representatives of both sexes agreed that there was no evidence of More egregious and pre meditated behaviour. Investigators inter viewed hundreds of football players an female cadets. More women Settle lawsuits on Tail Hook Las vegas a the Tilhoo association and Hilton hotels corp. Have settled lawsuits with two women who claim they were sexually assaulted at the 1991 Tail Hook convention. Wendy Delane and Julie Marler settled their lawsuits for undisclosed sums lawyers for the defendants said thursday. Hilton said the settlements were reached before last monday when a fed eral jury found that the Las vegas Hilton and its Parent company failed to provide adequate Security for former Navy  Coughlin. She was awarded $6.7 million in damages. Coughlin who blew the whistle on the Drunken debauchery at the 1991 Conven Tion of Marine and naval aviators Settle her lawsuit with the san Diego based association for an undisclosed sum just be fore her trial began. Lawyers for the association and for Hilton said negotiations Are being held with about 10 other women who have lawsuits pending. More than 80 women said they were groped and fondled As they were forced Down Agan let of Navy and Marine aviators. Truant killed by truck Frostproof Fla. A a 14-year-old boy playing Hooky was killed when his go cart was run Over by a trac Tor trailer. 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